French court upholds refusal of a marriage deemed fraudulent in Drôme

The LR mayor of Bourg-lès-Valence refused to officiate the marriage of a French woman and a Tunisian man in an irregular situation.

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The court upheld this refusal, deeming it a marriage of convenience.

This decision strengthens mayors' tools to combat fraudulent marriages.

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